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Michigan Voting Rights Act moves forward despite concerns from …
Dec 4, 2024 · This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. A set of bills that would expand voting rights for non-English speakers […]
Michigan lawmakers could crack down on leaving dogs outside …
Oct 2, 2024 · Temperatures are starting to drop for the year in Michigan and a group of state lawmakers have introduced legislation to firm up clear definitions of what appropriate shelter means for dogs in Michigan. Failing to provide “adequate care” for animals in a person’s care meaning sufficient food and water, exercise and medical attention as well […]
Ruling by a conservative Supreme Court could help blue states …
Dec 10, 2024 · A major U.S. Supreme Court decision this summer was hailed as a conservative court’s broadside against a Democratic administration, giving red states more backing to delay or overturn policies they don’t like, such as transgender protections and clean energy goals. But the ruling in the Loper Bright case, which granted courts more power to scrutinize […]
Turning Detroit's Vacant Homes Into Hope: A Solution to the City's ...
Dec 19, 2024 · Growing up on Detroit’s west side, I attended Northwestern High School, famously featured in The Temptations movie. Like many in the city, I faced the challenges of a complex environment—caught in gang life, struggling with addiction, and eventually becoming a single parent. My daughter, Erica, and I found ourselves homeless, moving from city to city […]
Judges topple gun control laws as courts chart an uncertain path ...
Dec 13, 2024 · Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas outlined that test in the majority opinion, writing that “to justify a firearm regulation the government must demonstrate that the regulation is consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” That has forced litigants and lawmakers to find comparable laws from 200 years ago to justify a new gun restriction.
Wetland loss could cost Michiganders billions in flood damage ...
Dec 4, 2024 · After the loss of key federal wetlands protections in 2023, scientists are warning the damage this change could bring to wetlands would also bring billions of dollars of flood damage with it. According to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, there are 30 million acres of wetlands across the upper Midwestern United States […]
Kristen McDonald Rivet reflects on time in Michigan Senate ahead …
Dec 20, 2024 · As the Senate holds its final session days before the end of the 102nd Legislature, members of the Michigan Senate took a moment on Thursday to share their gratitude for State Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) before she resigns to take her seat in Congress. McDonald Rivet is set to represent Michigan’s 8th Congressional […]
Despite Trump’s claim, deportations likely wouldn’t ease housing …
Dec 12, 2024 · The mass deportations of immigrants that President-elect Donald Trump has promised aren’t likely to make a dent in the nation’s housing crisis, many experts say, despite what he and his supporters claimed during his campaign. Experts say the reasons for that are many. Immigrants in the U.S. without documentation are more likely to live in […]
College students ‘cautiously curious’ about AI, despite mixed …
Dec 15, 2024 · For 21-year-old Rebeca Damico, ChatGPT’s public release in 2022 during her sophomore year of college at the University of Utah felt like navigating a minefield. The public relations student, now readying to graduate in the spring, said her professors immediately added policies to their syllabuses banning use of the chatbot, calling …